spermosphere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mass or ball of cells formed by the repeated division of a spermospore, each spermoblast of which is converted into a spermatozoid.
  2. The zone in the soil surrounding a germinating seed.

Word forms

spermosphere spermospheres

Etymology

From spermo- + -sphere.

Synonyms

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